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Feb 132 min read
Allegra Spender MP meets with ACAP leaders to discuss Australia's outstanding solar PV legacy and opportunities
Independent MP Allegra Spender visited UNSW’s Solar Industry Research Facility with Prof. Martin Green and ACAP ED Prof. Renate Egan.

Feb 101 min read
New ACAP and UNSW research uncovers impact of soldering flux on degradation of HJT and TOPCon cells
New ACAP research uncovers impact of soldering flux on degradation of HJT and TOPCon cell


Feb 102 min read
New Sydney ferry named after ACAP founder and global solar pioneer UNSW Scientia Professor Martin Green
On January 21, ACAP Executive Director Renate Egan and Professor Martin Green joined Jo Haylen, NSW Minister for Transport, NSW Premier...


Jan 283 min read
ACAP and UNSW’s world-leading CZTS solar cell is closing in on critical 15% efficiency target
UNSW researchers are consistently leading the development of CZTS solar cell technology, and recently achieved a 13.2% efficiency record...


Jan 252 min read
ACAP and UNSW develop method for improving the lifetime of TOPCon cells with copper plating
Researchers at UNSW have developed a methodology using copper plating of a TOPCon solar cell that could increase their lifetime.


Dec 18, 20244 min read
Snapshot of progress in ACAP's Emerging PV Materials Program, 2024
An update on the current status, challenges, opportunities and highlights in ACAP's emerging PV materials program. This is a summary of...


Dec 16, 20243 min read
Award winners at Asia Pacific Solar Research Conference 2024
ACAP congratulates the outstanding students and early career researchers who won awards at the Asia Pacific Solar Research Conference 2024.


Dec 14, 20244 min read
Snapshot of ACAP's progress in Device to Module program, 2024
This summary of the current status, challenges and opportunities in ACAP's Device to Module Program Package is drawn from the...


Dec 12, 20242 min read
Are chalcogenide perovskites the next frontier in solar technology?
A new chalcogenide perovskite, BZS, is stable, non-toxic, has an optimal band gap, and can achieve high efficiency when strained,...

Nov 20, 20241 min read
Invitation to the ACAP Perovskite Stability Workshop December 6
ANU's Professor Klaus Weber is hosting a workshop for all ACAP members focused on stability in perovskites. Dec 6, 2025 UNSW.


Nov 18, 20245 min read
ACAP teams are collaborating across Nodes and disciplines to speed up progress
ACAP's uniquely collaborative model is providing an unparalleled ecosystem for innovation. Research teams from different member...


Nov 14, 20242 min read
Invitation to the ACAP Mini-Symposium on PV Characterisation
Invitation to the ACAP Mini-Symposium on Characterisation at UNSW

Nov 12, 20244 min read
ACAP researchers share their deep knowledge at Japanese conference PVSEC-35
The breadth of progress in PV technology development being made by ACAP members and their teams is often on display at large global PV...

Nov 6, 20242 min read
Open Instruments' high grade, specialist PL imaging tools can fast track perovskite R&D
ACAP research grant recipient Open Instruments is a small Sydney-based company building specialised, high-performance research-grade...


Nov 4, 20243 min read
Will solar manufacturing in Australia cause prices to rise?
This was one of the questions put to the panel discussing Australia’s solar supply chain opportunity and the Albanese Government’s...

Oct 31, 20242 min read
Outstanding PV research by ACAP-supported students recognised at EUPVSEC 2024
ACAP congratulates UNSW researchers Xutao Wang and Soma Zandi who were two of 16 Student Award Finalists at EUPVSEC 2024, the largest PV...


Oct 30, 20243 min read
ACAP and CSIRO’s new roll-to-roll PV film printing/laminating facility is ready for industry partnerships
With ACAP support, Australia's national science agency CSIRO has commissioned a roll-to-roll (R2R) coater and lamination machine for the...


Oct 30, 20242 min read
Aiko Solar Signs $4M R&D Partnership with ACAP to Revolutionise Silicon Solar Cells Efficiency
Aiko Solar, a global leader in solar cell manufacturing, has partnered with the Australian Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics (ACAP) in a...


Oct 29, 20243 min read
ANU's Professor Andrew Blakers, co-inventor of PERC solar cell and expert in off-river pumped hydro, receives Clunies Ross Technology Innovation Award
ACAP member Professor Andrew Blakers is the recipient of the prestigious 2024 Clunies Ross Technology Innovation Award.


Oct 29, 20241 min read
Invitation to the 2024 ACAP Conference, 6 December
Members of the Australian Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics, ACAP's Partners and ARENA are invited to our 2024 Conference.
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